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Rolex
Ref. 116589
Cosmograph Daytona
A rare and attractive white gold and sapphire-set chronograph wristwatch with pavé dial and presentation box
- Estimate
- CHF70,000 - 140,000€74,500 - 149,000$81,400 - 163,000
CHF114,300
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2007
- Reference No
- 116589
- Movement No
- C0342029
- Case No
- M229197
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- 18K white gold, diamonds and sapphires
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4130, 44 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K white gold Rolex deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 40mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex presentation box.
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Catalogue Essay
Not only is Rolex incredibly imaginative in their use of precious materials, they are the true precursor to the gem-set trend which has blossomed in recent years. It has adorned their sports models with a variety of materials ranging from emeralds, rubellite, pavé work and even meteorite, and as early as the 1980s (Daytona references 6269 and 6270), when adorning a sports watch with gems was bordering on horological blasphemy.
Heavy and luxurious, the present watch is fitted with a beautiful pavé diamond dial with Roman numerals, which has been preserved in excellent condition throughout the years. The bezel is also set with blue sapphires. Powered by the Rolex in-house caliber 4130, it is an incredible testament to Rolex's precision and flair for design.
Heavy and luxurious, the present watch is fitted with a beautiful pavé diamond dial with Roman numerals, which has been preserved in excellent condition throughout the years. The bezel is also set with blue sapphires. Powered by the Rolex in-house caliber 4130, it is an incredible testament to Rolex's precision and flair for design.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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